Remotal
Everything Remotal can do
The remote, the touch pad and the keyboard. Your TV's apps and a number pad. Pairing over Wi-Fi, Siri and Shortcuts, and the settings behind them.
The remote
The face is one remote. Power, the TV menu, TV apps and a number pad sit at the top. Play, pause and skip. Volume and channel. A directional pad with OK. Back, Home and Mute. A keyboard button, and a touch pad for swiping around menus.
Try your own TV during the 14-day free trial, or explore every key on the free Demo TV with no TV at all.
Power and menus
Power, the TV menu and the TV's own apps screen, one tap each, along the top row.
Directional pad and OK
A large pad with OK in the middle, plus Back and Home right below it.
Volume and channel
A volume control and Channel up and down, plus Mute.
Playback
Rewind, play or pause, and fast forward.
Input
Switch the TV's input from the remote.
Haptics
Every key can answer with a light tap. Turn it off in Settings if you prefer.
On LG webOS TVs
The remote also shows H1 to H4 for HDMI 1 to 4, an info key, and a pointer you can move with the touch pad or aim with the phone (air mouse).
The touch pad
Swipe around menus with the touch pad instead of tapping arrows one tile at a time.
Touch pad
Swipe on the pad to move around the TV's menus. It is on the remote and on the keyboard sheet.
TVs without a pointer
On TVs without a pointer, the air-mouse button is hidden and the pad steps one tile at a time.
Air mouse on LG webOS TVs
On LG webOS TVs you can turn on the air mouse from the pad, then point the top of the phone at the screen and move it. Sensitivity is in Settings, from 0.5× to 3×, and the pointer re-zeroes itself every 5 seconds.
Keyboard
Every remote has a keyboard button. Type with your iPhone keyboard, including iCloud Passwords AutoFill, or with Siri. What you type goes straight to the TV.
Text and Password
Switch between Text and Password modes on the keyboard sheet.
iCloud Passwords AutoFill
Sign in to apps on the TV with a password your iPhone already knows.
Type with Siri
Ask Siri to type on the TV instead of using the keys.
Edit keys
Delete, Clear, Select All and Enter sit right under the text field.
Touch pad on the same sheet
Move to the next field without closing the keyboard.
Auto-open keyboard
A switch on the keyboard sheet and in Settings. When it is off, the keyboard opens only from the keyboard button.
On LG webOS TVs
The keyboard can open by itself when the TV is asking for text. You can turn that on or off.
Apps and numbers
Open your TV's apps in one tap, or with Siri. The number pad is for channels and for fields that want digits.
Apps already on your TV
The app buttons are shortcuts to apps already installed on your TV. They are not partnerships with those services.
App logos
To show an app's logo, Remotal looks it up by name. The Privacy Policy explains exactly what is sent.
Number pad
Channels, and any field on the TV that wants digits.
Subchannels on LG webOS TVs
On LG webOS TVs, the number pad has a dash for subchannels such as 2.1.
Devices and pairing
Devices and the remote are the two main places in Remotal. Find your TV on the Wi-Fi, pair once, and switch TVs whenever you like.
Same Wi-Fi, Local Network on
Your iPhone and TV must be on the same Wi-Fi. Guest and isolated networks won't work. Allow Local Network access when iOS asks. Your TV's network remote feature must be on.
Find the TV
Remotal looks for compatible TVs on your Wi-Fi. You can rescan from Devices or from Settings. If yours doesn't show up, tap + and choose Add TV by IP.
Pair once
Accept the prompt or enter the code shown on your TV. In most setups, Remotal reconnects without asking again.
More than one TV
Switch between them from Devices. Each TV keeps its own pairing.
If the list is empty
A checklist is on screen: same Wi-Fi, Local Network permission, the TV awake, then Rescan or Add TV by IP. There is also a button that opens iOS Settings.
Try a demo TV
No TV nearby? The Demo TV runs the whole remote on the iPhone, offline. It is always free and needs no trial or purchase.
No account, no server
Commands go from your iPhone straight to the TV on your local network. There is no Remotal account and no Remotal server.
Resume the last TV
With Sticky connections on, Remotal goes back to the TV you used last when you open it.
Siri and Shortcuts
Say “Volume up on Remotal” or “Mute with Remotal”. More actions are in the Shortcuts app, on your last paired TV.
Volume and mute
Volume up, volume down and mute, by voice.
Navigate
Home, Back, the TV menu and the directional pad, as Shortcuts actions.
Playback
Play, pause, rewind and fast forward.
Open an app
Open an app on the TV by name.
Type on the TV
Send text to the TV from Siri or a shortcut.
Trial and unlock
Siri and Shortcuts work during the free trial and after you unlock Remotal.
Settings and the app
Sheets cover apps, settings, the keyboard and a short introduction. Settings opens from App Setting on the remote's top row.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Membership | Shows your trial or unlock, with Restore Purchases. |
| How to use Remotal | A short tutorial you can open again at any time. |
| Haptic feedback | A light tap when you press a key. On or off. |
| Auto-open keyboard | Lets the keyboard open by itself when the TV asks for text. |
| Air mouse | Sensitivity from 0.5× to 3×, on LG webOS TVs. |
| Sticky connections | Resume the last TV when you open Remotal. |
| Rescan network | Look for TVs on your Wi-Fi again. |
| Forget pairing | Removes the saved pairing for the current TV. |
| Disconnect | Ends the session with the current TV. |
| Clear sticky session | Forgets which TV to resume. |
| About | App version and build. |
Remotal is an iPhone app for iOS 17 or later. It is not laid out for iPad, and there is no Android version.
What Remotal is not
Better to know before you try it.
Not infrared
Your TV must be on the same Wi-Fi and offer network remote control.
Not for streaming boxes
It does not control streaming boxes or cast-only devices. They may show in the list, but they are not remotes in this version.
Not a subscription
There is one optional purchase after the free trial.
Not on iPad or Android
Remotal is an iPhone app. There is no iPad layout and no Android version.
Try every feature free for 14 days.
Remotal is coming soon to the App Store. Then a one-time unlock. The Demo TV is always free.